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Summary: For everyone who was told they were gay.
Review: Ok I LOVED this movie. I absolutly loved it. Some of the scenes were hilarious.(sp?) It was just a funny all around story. Basic plot: Highschool chearleader arrives home from school one day and finds that she has her very own intervention. It seems her family, friends, and boyfriend thinks she's a gay (loved Rupal in this movie). She is sent off to True Intentions to get all hetrosexualed up. Everything's going well except for one teeny tiny little problem. She falls in love.There's more to it. Lots of funny characters. Lots of funny scenes. And gosh its just funny to see a spoof off those places that tell you that they can make you straight. Definitly a movie to see if you're in the mood to laugh.
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Summary: Eddie Cibrian Glows
Review: This is by far the funniest movie I have seen in ages. The outlandish situation, camp 'camp' conversion of gays to straight, is an exact if somewhat preposterously portrayed depiction of the attempt by every closet 'straight' to convert every out and obvious gay. The love story is real and somewhat less preposterous. The high note of the entire movie is Eddie Cibrians glittering, sensual, sharp, conveyance in so few scenes of so much personality and range in so limited a stereotype of character. In my opinion he is on par with many other hollywood greats; Hanks, Cruise, Pitt, all lightweights to his heavyweight.
I expect him to say 'Kiss my Grits' to the hollywood scene soon as he is worthy of a more independent art of acting in which his genius can soar. And he is not badlooking either.
I also loved Natasha Lyone who depicts the dispassionate lesbian denial very adequately.
All in all a must-see, only the heterosexuals described earlier in this review would pan it.
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Summary: Cute Love Story - confusing but rewarding
Review: I was taken by surprise when I watched this. It starts simply enough, but the intervention was entriely surreal, which was nicely reflected in the heroine Megan's reaction to it. From there it becomes even more bizarre, as she's taken to a totally surreal hetero training camp. Already confused, I had to deal with an incredulous camp where they bunk lesbians-teens and gay-teens together, sharing bedroom, bathroom, and dressing in identical leatherette outfits...tell me you don't think this was a breeding ground for homosexual thoughts...and temptations...well now I was ready for anything. The peripheral characters did represent some stereotypes, but after a while it was the larger message of the film coming through and it changed my feelings as I watched this film. The love story, though somewhat predictable, is very cute and draws you in, but the obstacles in front of them seem formidable. Really, in terms of today's society it's easy to be outraged by the militant approach and attitude of the wackos running the camp. You are totally on the side of the teens and hope they will somehow all reject the efforts to make them straight and blow up the camp a la Rock N Roll high school. But it doesn't happen quite that way, there's no real judgement of anyone, relying on dialog and actions of the character to steer the viewer. It's somewhat subtle, and the twist is how Graham opts for the easy way out and it is Megan, the reluctant lesbian, that is the brave one at the end. There is an irony at the end of the film, you may miss it if you blink. Megan's mother is attending a "Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays" meeting. The tables are turned, and rather than trying to force her daughter to accept something against her will, she is forced to accept her daughter's choice. The truth is not always easy. The movie, as I said, is a little confusing, and despite some plot elements lacking follow-through, it does contain an important message about accepting yourself and others as they are. It's light, but I don't know if it's very funny. I think it's a serious topic treated in a light way. The surrealism adds to the unreality felt by Megan at the outset. Eventually she begins to come around to accepting the truth, and this accents the surreal feel of the world they are trying to force her to accept. By the way there is some pretty coarse language in parts of this film, but it is used effectively and in unlikely places. Overall the film is very offbeat in presentation, well-produced, and due to the 5-step process keeps you watching.
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Summary: That Certain Feeling
Review: A cute little romantic comedy with some biting satire, beautiful love scenes and a great performance by Natasha Lyonne. Unfortunately the film falls apart in the second half. For a better take on the lesbians in love plotline check out the much superior "Lost and Delirious." I must say though it is delicious to see Kip Purdue playing gay.
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Summary: Insecure heterosexuals will be offended
Review: This movie is a less than common mix of ridiculous humor and seriousness. The humor is dominant due to the overall atmosphere. The main character is suspected of being a lesbian by her parents because she listens to Melissa Ethridge and displays other "signs." They send her off to anti-gay camp where she finds love and her true self. While most reviewers seem to get "the right idea," the movie is not as clear as it could have been and lets some people walk away with the idea that people "become" lesbians. A lot of the movie's jokes play off of stereotypes, even though the gay characters (male or female) in the movie have a wide range of personalities. This has the potential to create the logically ironic, yet perplexingly common, situation in which members of the majority get "offended" on behalf of the minority...
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Summary: Funny lampoon of fundamentalism
Review: But I'm a Cheerleader is a delicious anti-religious comedy about "homosexuality rehabs" - Christians who brainwash homosexuals into "abandoning" their sexuality. Such endeavours are counter-nature and futile, of course, and But I'm a Cheerleader exploits this to the hilt. Megan is a vegetarian and has posters of women on her walls. Obviously she is a lesbian, and her parents ship her off to a rehabilitation camp. But then she finds out that she really is. While she is wringed thru the camp's trials and tribulations, she falls in love with a fellow lesbian. And so it goes. There is comedic energy in spades here, as the camp's trials are revealed as little more than repressed homosexuality. But there is also a heart-wrenching message about the cruely of repressing human nature, and the superiority of passion over duty. And of course the lesbian kissing scenes. Can't forget that.
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Summary: Good idea - but not clever enough
Review: It seems that reviewers either loved or hated this one. Well, the idea is clever - parents send their daughter, who doesn't realize that she has gay tendencies - to a special school to try to get on the straight and narrow. The idea backfires - in a house full of gay teenagers, she falls in love. The cast is also charming. Yet for me the movie fails, since it is just too exagerrated to be funny. Although the idea in general is believable, everything about the execution is just way too over the top. The general idea of this film was handled much better in In and Out, which had believable characters, a generally believable plot, and much more humor. The school was just too unrealistic for me - and the day-glo fiftyish costumes just added to this.
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Summary: Quirky and Funny
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. If anything I think it really proved how much stereotypes inhibit our day to day lives, and it has a nice message. That message to me is just because some gay people act a certain way does not mean it is the only way to be, and that you can just be whoever you want to be. The movie concerns a young cheerleader who is 17, and her family and friends deduce she is a lesbian. She is in denial until she is sent to this "straight school" called True Directions, where she mingles with other homosexuals who hope to become straight, and are taught through 5 steps to do so. The idea of such a place is proposterous and funny in itself, but the characters are very individual and enigmatic, and interesting. The camp forces her to fall in love with a tomboy like girl, and yes in the end they end up together. Excellent casting with RuPaul as one of the camp directors. Yes the movie screams stereotypes at times but I think it further enhances the idea. It's not a movie to be taken too seriously but its cute and funny on its own and it does happen to push a good idea, that we should all just be ourselves and we should never label ourselves or try to fit into any one lifestyle, because uniqueness is one of the greatest things of life I think. Anyways this is a cute movie, it drags a little, but I got a good laugh out of it and I give it a thumbs up.
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Summary: Funny movie .
Review: When it started , like all movies it was interesting and fun to learn about the actors . When you hit in the middle of the movie it seems to have lost direction and you find yourself waiting for something to happen . The movie has its funny parts and all the people involved in the movie are great at their part .My favorite part was when the family/friends had the meeting and how they acted . The way the mom said what she had and blurted it out was funny .This movie is good and great to see with friends and just chill.
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Summary: A great eye-opener full of laughs!
Review: If you're looking for a feel-good superficial blockbuster comedy, go look elsewhere. This film is as funny as it is deep. It will show you just how important it is to be yourself even when society won't accept you. I can't recommend this film enough, I wish more people saw it.
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